Obos-Ligaen match preview: Notodden believed to be the weaker party when Sandefjord pays a visit

It's no vacation for neither Notodden nor Sandefjord as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Sandefjord play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Sandefjord when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats from 25 matches. They have scored 31 goals and conceded 57 times in these games.

Notodden form and stats

0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Notodden, who have the fewest points (1) at home in Obos-Ligaen, have to build on here at Idrettsparken. It's trouble wherever Notodden are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. It's been an uphill battle for Notodden in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Skeid game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

The Notodden crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Sandefjord here at Idrettsparken in a Obos-Ligaen match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting KFUM (1-4).

The lack of attacking qualities in Notodden means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 home games, less than half a goal per match. Notodden have conceded 6 in these home matches.

Sandefjord form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (15) away in Obos-Ligaen, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Kristiansund game have they lost an away game, meaning Sandefjord has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

It's the second away game in a row for Sandefjord, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Notodden in the Obos-Ligaen last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Sogndal.

Sandefjord create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 15 goals in 6 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sandefjord have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Notodden - Sandefjord 0-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Notodden won 4, Sandefjord won 5 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Engblom 8 goals

H. Storbæk 4 goals

M. Brekke 2 goals

Notodden missing players

Sandefjord missing players